Events by Decade Archives - Page 68 of 101 -

As posts are published, they will be loaded into the appropriate decade.

MARCH 8, 1866: US Congress passed The Outside Lands Act of 1866, deeding the western half of San Francisco (federal land) to the City. The Sunset and Richmond districts would not be developed for another 60 years.

When San Francisco was first established in 1850 the US Government owned the entire city. They almost immediately deeded the City of San Francisco the…

MARCH 5, 1906: Cal Ewing purchased the San Francisco Seals, a minor league baseball team that, despite serious stadium issues, won 14 Pacific League baseball pennants during their 54 years in the City.

The Pacific Coast League (PCL), comprised of six minor baseball teams from Seattle to Los Angeles, was founded in 1903 by Cal Ewing. The San…